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GWD的分歧点
GWD-1-Q2:
By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
- their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
- from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
- to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
- in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
- to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
answer: B/E(参考答案E)
reason:
1.E的increase to表示是增长到10%，后接from表示从6%开始增长。B的increase from 6 to 10有先增长6个百分点，再增长10个百分点的歧义
2.E的...’s market表示是这个国家的图书市场，B的market in...表示位于这个国家的某个具体市场，歧义
3.E的which指代市场market，B的which指代国家country
4.遗留问题：from to反过来用错不错？或者是相对错？
GWD-1-Q8:
The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.
- include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
- include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
- include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
- include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
- include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is
answer: A.(这道题铁定有问题，划线部分前半段五个答案全部相同，非ETS作风。认为有的可能是includes，有的是include)
GWD-3-Q19:
Possible long-term consequences of the “greenhouse effect,” the gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level.
- may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level
- may include the melting of polar ice caps and the rising sea level
- may include polar ice caps that are melting and sea levels that are rising
- include melting the polar ice caps and sea levels that are rising
- include melting of the polar ice caps and a rise in sea level
answer: B/E
GWD-4-Q2:
In Greek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
- in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take
- where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
- whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
- in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
- whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take
answer: A/B
GWD-4-Q4:
GWD-13-Q8:
A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug’s maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.
- as
- than
- that
- of what
- at which
answer: C/D
GWD-9-Q15:
Dressed as a man and using the name Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson, the first woman to draw a soldier’s pension, joined the Continental Army in 1782 at the age of 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become too ill to serve.
A. 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become
B. 22, was injured three times, while being discharged in 1783 because she had become
C. 22, and was injured three times, and discharged in 1783, being
D. 22, injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she was
- 22, having been injured three times and discharged in 1783, being
answer: A/D
GWD-9-Q39:
Over 75 percent of the energy produced in France derives from nuclear power, while in Germany it is just over 33 percent.
A. while in Germany it is just over 33 percent
B. compared to Germany, which uses just over 33 percent
C. whereas nuclear power accounts for just over 33 percent of the energy produced in Germany
D. whereas just over 33 percent of the energy comes from nuclear power in Germany
E. compared with the energy from nuclear power in Germany, where it is just over 33 percent
Answer: C/D
GWD-10-Q1:
According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
A. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
C. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
D. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
E. it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
Answer: A/C
GWD-11-Q14:
The single-family house constructed by the Yana, a Native American people who lived in what is now northern California, was conical in shape, its framework of poles overlaid with slabs of bark, either cedar or pine, and banked with dirt to a height of three to four feet.
A. banked with dirt to a height of
B. banked with dirt as high as that of
C. banked them with dirt to a height of
- was banked with dirt as high as
- was banked with dirt as high as that of
answer: A/D
GWD-11-Q30:
Socially and environmentally responsible investing is on the rise: last year in the United States, over $2 trillion was invested in funds that screen companies according to a variety of criteria such as adherence to labor standards, protection of the environment, and observance of human rights.
- according to a variety of criteria such as
- according to a variety of such criteria, as by
- according to such a variety of criteria as by
- in accordance with such a variety of criteria as
- in accordance with a variety of criteria, such as by
answer: A/D
GWD-12-Q20:
Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established the Library of Congress.
- Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
- The act of Congress, which was approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
- The act of Congress approved April 24, 1800, which made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., and established
- Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress also established
- Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also establishing
Answer: A/E
GWD-12-Q31:
Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.
- Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering
- Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
- Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886and outnumbering
- Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering
- Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
Answer: A/E
Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies—less than those killed by bee stings.
- movies—less than those
- movies—fewer than have been
- movies, which is less than those
- movies, a number lower than the people
- movies, fewer than the ones
answer: B/E
